Calls for “prison reform” are now coming from every political corridor. The reason is obvious: American taxpayers cannot continue to bear the exorbitant costs of the nation’s prison system. Last year CBS News reported that U.S. taxpayers are paying about…
Category: Federal Criminal Law
2015
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law
He was a flamboyant criminal defense attorney, well- known in the state criminal courts in Harris County for his courtroom theatrics and his contentious, often contemptuous, demeanor before the trial judges presiding over the cases he was defending.
By…
2015
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Healthcare Fraud
After she announced the largest “nationwide sweep” of individuals charged with allegations of Medicare fraud, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced “…the Department of Justice will continue our focus on preventing wrongdoing and prosecuting those whose criminal activity drives up…
2015
Category: Appeals | Federal Criminal Law | Sex Crimes
SORNA, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, became law in 2006. We recently posted a piece about how the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals have expanded the definition of what constitutes a sex offense under the law.…
2015
Category: Federal Criminal Law | Illegal Pornography | Sex Crimes
On September 23, 2015, the Fifth Circuit in United States v. Schofield added a new offense in the definition to the Sex Offender and Registration Act (SORNA).
Enacted in 2006, SORNA is codified in Sections 16901 through 16962 of…
2015
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law | Prosecutorial Misconduct
A conviction culture has historically permeated the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. The Brady rule has routinely been raped by its prosecutors by hiding evidence, lying about evidence, using and encouraging false crime lab results, manufacturing evidence, and sending innocent…
2015
Category: Drug Crime | Federal Criminal Law
A Second Amendment controversy surrounding the limits of gun ownership seems to always be simmering in the social shadows. It may, and should, become an issue in the current broiling presidential campaign.
But what are the implications of unfettered…
2015
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law
Psychopathic Records is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The recording label is owned by Insane Clown Posse. The label was formed in 1991 by the group’s leader. In a September 2015 decision, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said the…
2015
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law
Congress has always had its nose in the business of mental health, alternately responding and ignoring the issue with little success. Over all, politicians have had little real concern about the equitable treatment of individuals suffering from mental health…
2015
Category: Criminal Law | Federal Criminal Law | Prosecutorial Misconduct
Claims of excessive force against the police are difficult to prove. To make matters more difficult, until recently the evidence presented to justify the force used was typically only the testimony of the police officers involved, who routinely vouched for…